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THOUGHTS 



BS LEWIS F. KORNS 



THOUGHTS 



BS LEWIS F. KORNS 






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Copyright IQ15 
LEWIS F.KORNS 



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Covering a period of a number of 
5)ears, tKese TKougKts ^^ere \\?ritten 
from daj) to da}), as circumstances 
arose to give 4iem birtK. 



CKildhood 



Ind 



ex 



CKaracter ..... 7 



10 



Crime ...... 11 

Dress ...... 12 

Economics ...... 13 

Ethics ..... 16 



Facis ...... 17 

FriendsKip . . . . . 18 

Government 19 

Industrial ..... 20 

Kindness ...... 22 

Observations ..... 24 

Parenthood ..... 33 

Pleasure ..... 34 

Political . . . . . .35 

Psychological .... 36 



Index — Continued 

Religion ...... 39 

Sociological ..... 41 

Traits ...... 46 

Tyrannj) 49 

Virtue ...... 50 

Vocational ..... 52 

War 56 



CKaracter 

OTne greatest arcKitecture is building cKaracter. 

An absurdity)— a higK social position v?ith a lov? 
moral character. 

We stand in admiration and amazement at tke 
best in human character and intellect, and in 
amazement alone at me xiCorst in both. 

Beware the man vCho promises 5^ou fair treat- 
ment for the future v?hile giving 3?ou fhe v?orst of 
a present deal. 

'There are manj) people ^hose measure of 
character j^ou cannot take fullj) until after the;? 
are married. 

To find {he size of a big man, test him out in 
some small transaction. 



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A great man5> people staj) poor because ^ej) 
v)i\\ not build up character. 

Monej) often goes to quarreling relatives; good 
character does not get into the courts for litigation. 

A man v?ho is over-bold in the presence of a 
coarse x^Joman is usually? too timid in 4ie presence 
of a refined one. 

A bossj) man is usually) a cringer before \)?hat 
he thinks is great power. 

People ^^)ho v?ill do unfair mings for j^ou are 
liable to do unfair 4iings against j^ou. 

A cartoonist sometimes becomes a character 
assassin. 

OTie man \Cho says all men have their price, 
h^ including himself, shows at least the "Oirtue of 
frankness. 



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Some people nave enougn passion to be numan ; 
some Kave enough to be brutal, and some do not 
Have enougK to be eitner. 

A ^^'oman ^^?Ko is better tban a man simplj) 
because Ker sex imposes penalties for v?rong-doing, 
rarely) points the v^aj) for bettering men. 

Mo matter \»?Kat character v?e Kave established 
in the past, our conduct from daj) to daj) must 
justify) ^e confidence of our friends. 

Character, like the \\?ireless message, radiates 
in all directions over land and sea, hill and dale, 
mountain and \)alle3)— silently)— unseen— and makes 
itself manifest beyond 4ie range of sound and -Oision. 



Thoughts 



Cnildhood 



All tke ^\'orld v?orsKips at the shrine of baby- 
nood. 



A Roman's v?nisper and a child's lisp are tke 
far^iest carrying sounds in 4ie v?orld. 

It is 4ie fate of sex 4iat denies a man expres- 
sions of affection for a lovel>) j^oung lad}) \\>Kom 
as a child he \>?as privileged to love. 

We are more interested in the painting of a 
dir^ faced child 4ian in 4iat of 4ie angel hovering 
above it. 



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Crime 

Crime is as mucK a condition as an intention. 

Taking foolish cKances against danger is taking 
criminal cnances. 

A 4iief is not so Hard to deal v?ith as a stingy) 
man, as Ke Kas less points of attack. 

A man wKo will not talk v?ill bear v?atcmng; 
criminals are often strangely) silent. 

We Kave reason to assume at least capability 
for the crime v?hen 4ie murder-suspect is me 
coolest person in {he court room. 

It is "Oastlj) better for society to reform a criminal 
{han to execute him. 



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ress 



Tnere are certain mings mat even fasKion can- 
not justify? . 

Tour clotnes and ;^our language shoula be 
equall}^ fitting. 

'Tne more some people spend for clotnes me 
more mey drive awa^^ favor. 

Many people are willing to dress well enough 
to be dead beats. 

^Tbe last person to adopt a ridiculous fasKion 
suffers more derision tKan the one wno first 
adopted it. 

Dress inferior to 4\e rest of your family? and 
after a wKile you will be considered inferior. 



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Economics 

MotKing is too cKeap 4iat serves its purpose ■well. 

Our need for a large income depends more on 
our extravagant tastes than on our real necessities. 

We should aim to make use of man^y' seemingly? 
bad things rather than to seek 4ieir destruction. 

It is not v?orth while to own anything 5^ou do 
not appreciate. 

He is fortunate who ^??ants me mings he knows 
he can have. 

Qliere are man^) things apparently? worthless 
that render a great service to humanitp. 

niie hardest bill to collect is one for damages 
to property 4iat has been loaned. 



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>4 



It is easier to refuse a friend a loan than to 
press Kim for payment. 

One NvKo gives all Ke has will be permitted to 
languish in the poor-house o^p those to whom he 
has given. 

^The foundation of manj) a man's wealth is 
selfishness follov?ed w'ith persistencp. 

Tlnere can be no general prosperity v?here labor 
has small rew^ard. 

Qlxe most ^\?anton torture is that of the rich 
trping to kill time. 

One w'ho is not satisfied ^^?ith a fair price v?ill 
not be satisfied \?ith an^^ kind of a price. 

Demand w'ithout production is helpless; pro- 
duction w)ithout demand is useless. 



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'The idealists gi\)e us mucK on ^v'KicK to feed, 
but if it v?ere not for the utilitarians, tKej) v?ould 
starve us all. 

A cpuntrp that makes a specialty) of climate is 
like a man vJno ^'Jears a clean snirt a v^nole week, 
not much good for anything else. 

Qnere is no danger zone surrounding commer- 
cial possibilities that man will not cross. 



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EtKi 



ICS 



In defending ^our self-respect neA)er fear to 
make enemies. 

Genuine repentance must bear me seal of a 
corrected life. 

One wKo is se"Oere on wrong-doers maj) be a 
wrong-doer in me excess of his se^)eri^?. 

Deal wim people not as mough me}) are dis- 
nonest, but in a wa^? so 4\at if ^le^) turn out to be 
so, j^ou are safe. 

'Tne most charming ming is to win people, 
neA)er forgetting to lesrOe {Kem 4ie better for 4ie 
winning. 

It is more charitable, and often more in keeping 
witK ^e truth, to term men's faults only differ- 
ences. 



Thoughts 
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Fads 

Fads are more wiael^^ contagious man disease. 

Fads Kave an aflfinit)) for most of the human 
race, whether barbarous or civilized. 

Men become less superstitious but more prone 
to fads as fhej) become higher civilized. 

One who changes fads occasionally? preserves a 
better poise man he who keeps one fad all his life. 



T h o u g K ts 



FriendsKip 



We are fortunate if v?e can speak to our worst 
enemies. 

We cannot stand 4ie criticisms of our friends 
and iSe KaSJe no confidence in 4iose of our enemies. 

We sometimes spoil a friend h^ going into 
business v?i^ Kim. 

You need to handle your friends vJ'Ax more 
diplomacy) 4ian j^ou do j^our enemies. 

If you v?isK to test a friend loan Kim monerp. 



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Government 

Olie final test of civilization of a people is 4ie 
respect {key have for la\0. 

In the final analysis, lav? is for the protection 
of man against himself. 

Olxe more ignorant a man is the more he blinks 
he ought to govern someone else. 

Unless goA^ernea bj) the law of good manners, 
■we can have anarchy? in ordinary conS^ersation. 

Representative government can never eliminate 
me stupendous influence one person will some- 
times exercise over the destinies of a nation. 

Great wealth and great poverty will disintegrate 
a nation in about the same time. 

After the state, 4ie largest community of inter- 
est that has stood the test of time is that of the 
family. 



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Industrial 

Go among strangers to get a start; among your 
friends their jealousies will sometimes amount to 
more 4ian their support. 

In accomplishing big things, we dare not pause 
to observe small niceties. 

Olve waj) to cure hatred of the rich is to ac- 
cumulate some property yourself. 

One always looking for flaws leases too little 
time for construction. 

Go where travelers come from to find a pros- 
perous country. 

Even a good 4iing will not always sell; it must 
be the vogue. 

A very poor 4iing may be the vogue and 
sell easily. 



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Watcn carefully) for tne moment wnen assist- 
ance will be regarded as interference. 

Carnegie will get quite as many criticisms for 
tKe manner of the giving of his fortune as he will 
for the manner of its making. 



Thoughts 



Kind 



ness 



Mo person is -wholl]? bad who is kind to dnyp 
living 4iing. 

A kind heart is the fountain-head of good 
manners. 

Oliere is much kindness in the -world, out not 
enough thoughtful kindness. 

If j^our heart is filled with human sympathy) 
2pou are sure to ha^Oe friends. 

Keeping secret innocent confidences is like 
keeping bread to spoil when 4iere are hungp? 
people about. 

Expressions of affection should not be delajJed 
until ^lej) must be mingled wi4i funeral tears. 

We can lighten our troubles greatlj) bj) taking 
a little human interest in mose of omer people. 



Thoughts 
23 



We seem to feel keenest the kindness 4iat 
comes from one v?ho is generally) cruel. 

Our regrets are me least for those past errors 
^at v?ere made on tne side of kindness. 



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24 



Observations 

We sKould not expect all the present to be as 
good as the best of me past. 

Qlie knowledge 4iat guages our limitations is 
often KigKlj) valuable. 

Mov? and 4ien we meet people whose faults 
are an interesting stud^). 

Tr9 to feel appreciation at the time you are 
doing well. 

We must accept most great people wi4i great 
faults. 

'The \\'ord perfection is a badlj? abused term. 

Most people are willing to pa}? a big price to 

get something for noming. 

'The most thankless task is trying to keep peo- 
ple from being fooled. 



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25 



We sometimes get badlj) squeezed betv7een 
tru4i and diplomatic diplomacy. 

Ofttimes in a negati^^e statement v)e express a 
most positi^)e thougkt. 

Sometimes our second impression corrects tne 
first. 

Qlxe most KealtKful recompense of love is trust. 

Wit can render instant aid or lasting Karm. 

Unclean people often make a great fuss about 
dirt. 

The more >)ou oppose a crank me more he 
^inks he is needed. 

Sometimes an outside viev? is better fhan an 
inside viev?. 

Soap and the locomotive are among the greatest 
eA^angels of civilization. 



Thoughts 
26 



Some people are more tolerant of evil than 
tnej? are of honest mistakes. 

Tour seat is not fullj^ paid for at tke box office 
if you "witn-nold 3?our enthusiasm from a good actor. 

Those mings that appeal to our appetite most 
from 37outh to old age are either s^>?eet or titter. 

Try to make up your mind earlj) so you "will 
ha\)e ample time to change it if necessary. 

Sometimes in pleasing oursel\)es v?e please 
omers most. 

Truth, to mj) mind, heats fiction for dramatic 
interest. 

It is not safe to pin 2?our fai4i to a firebrand. 

One stingy) man thinks all ofher men either 
stingj) or vJasteful. 



Thoughts 
27 



Some things horOe no reason for tKeir existence 
except fKat tkej? are expensive. 

OT\ere seems to he \\)ilcler entnusiasm o\)er 
fakes tKan o'x'er square propositions. 

Some people express displeasure, seeking to 
create tke impression that tkey IxorOe kno^N^n better 
tKings. 

People v)h.o are alv?a3)s talking about their old 
tov?n \Cill praise the nev) v)\xen the}? return to the 
old. 

When >)ou say of a profile picture that it v?ould 
be better if front viev?, you unconsciously) admit 
that the artist has created an impression of beauty. 

True art consists in the concealment of art. 

Those who -will beat us sometimes inspire our 
confidence easiest. 



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Thoughts 
28 



Rather ask enougn questions to offend occasion- 
ally) than to permit mistakes from asking too fev?. 

Vou can make more mone^) out of people L}) 
pandering to their prejudices tnan 03? going against 
tKem. 

It is hard for people \\)no have nothing to do 
to get readj) for an37thing on time. 

Tne easiest ^^Caj) for a dullard to get a ■\)aria- 
tion of sensibilities is to get drunk. 

Some people judge the -^Jalue of a picture onlj) 
bj) knowing the A^alue of the frame. 

Music is the link between earth and heaven. 

A v?oman sees earth and heaven through the 
affections. 

Inconsistency is the price of genius. 



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29 



Tnere is mucn in architecture tnat interests, 
but so little that satisfies. 

MTiro\^ wide j^our curtains and let 2?our liglit 
sKine out on the v?orld. 

People xN'no live on tne carline do most run- 
ning to eaten the car. 

So man5> people are afraid tnat oulldogs and 
saloons ^^'ill get hurt. 

Oltat a stove should have perfect chimney) 
connections, is a hint to other smokers. 

Truth sometimes seems so hard that the soul 
cries out for the softening influence of a miracle. 

One test of strength is the ability' to take de- 
feat graciously). 

We must brave much criticism of our own 
generation if w'e vCish the favor of posterity). 



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Steps slightly) out of time save tKe bridge. 

Machinerj) tKat runs smootK runs cold. 

Right questions rigKtlj) asked are taken as a 
compliment. 

If 2?ou do not appreciate v?Kat jJou nov? have 
3)ou \iJi\\ never appreciate v?hat jJou ^ill have. 

It is necessary? for some people to go awaj) from 
home to see ho\\? much the^^ do not like. 

^TKe finer house ^ou build the sharper \Cill be 
the criticism. 



QTiere are times v?hen it is quite as easj) to 
look ahead as it is too look back. 



^ihe desire to have short •Visits prolonged is a 
strong recommendation for them. 



Thoughts 



Sometimes one does not like the rigkt tKing if 
it comes suddenly) after long experience v?itK the 
\»Crong. 

Anything too sweet is liable to sour. 

Music serves no other purpose ^??ith some 
people than to keep either their feet or their 
tongues going. 

When one has an axe in his hand he should 
approach a tree ^ith a prayer on his lips. 

What v?e do not do for people there can be 
no quarrel about the manner of its doing. 

Qnose people interest us most \0\\o have both 
ideas and ideals. 

Some people ha\>e a y^ay of making their faults 
pleasing, v?hile others have a v7a>) of making their 
Virtues repulsive. 



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32 



A man is liable to tnink Ke is a cnarmer in 
tKe presence of a gracious M?oman. 

To ^^'in a •«C'oman's nignest devotion a man 
must he just, tender, and a shade imperious. 

Some tilings are striking and snow great 
strength simply) because thej) are inharmonious. 



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33 



mood 



aren 



ParentKood is but a sname if tne parents do 
not fullj) discharge their dut^^ in the rearing of 
their children. 



People who have large families ai"e not alwa37s 
the kindest to children. 



A man who will desert a wife because she is 
childless would not be reliable if her health were 
undermined with excessive child-bearing. 

Mne man who ignores the obligation to his 
offspring, and to the mother, commits a crime 
next to murder. 



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PI 



easure 



Pleasure is tKe Divine seasoning in tKe diet of 
life. 

One Kighwaj) of pleasure is crossed bj) manj? 
toll-gates. 

Mrie one v?rio has all kinds of pleasure devices 
nas all kinds of troubles. 

If 3)ou \»?ish to be fashionable 5^ou must den^) 
j^ourself man}) real comforts. 

Wherever there is pleasure there seems to lurk 
danger. 

Pleasure and pain seem to have been accident- 
ally) cast in the same mold. 

Pleasure comes to us, not as the main aim in 
life, but as a bi-product of vJorth^) deeds. 



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35 



Political 



CTKere is man^) a powerful force in politics tKat 
represents but a small %)ote. 

vlnere are manj) tnings v?nich mean a great 
force for tne future ^^^nose -^ery presence no\\> 
mean temporary defeat. 

Olie question that candidates for office dare 
not mention, is most to be feared. 

We are best pleased v?itK reforms tKat applj? 
far enougn awaj) so as not to affect ourselves. 

There is no such thing as v?ise regulation of a 
generally acknowledged evil; the only v?ise thing 
is persistent opposition. 



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36 



Ps3?cho!ogical 



A number of people togetlier v?ill sometimes 
perform an act that tne individual v?ould scorn 
to do. 

If one's enthusiasm is at the right pitch, he can 
have a good time with that ^?i?hich ^ould ordinar- 
ily) be considered torture. 

Tne fault a man does not realize he has, is 
usually) an extreme one. 

One usually) recognizes the least his greatest 
fault. 

It is almost as easj) to critize those \\)ho are 
helping us as those \»?ho are opposing us. 

We feel hurt more to lose on another's judge- 
ment than on our own. 



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Man^) tkings are serious only in proportion as 
\0e feel tKem. 

Oftiraes things are either admired or con- 
demned simpl>) because tKej^ are old. 

We are usually) less cKaritaLle of oddities among 
relatives than among strangers. 

Often the one v?ho is practicing an evil seems 
as contented and happj) as the one xOho is oppos- 
ing it. 

In some particular thing "^e are apt to differ 
most strongl}) v?ith those in ^^Phom v?e have had 
the most confidence. 

We love the calm best after the lashing furj) 
of the storm. 

OThe halo of romance, if it lives a thousand 
^'ears, resolves itself into the nucleus of truth. 



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Sentiment, dipped in tKe blood of martyrs, 
v?rites indeliDlj^. 

Love likes to pull on the line. 

Forbidden minutes are often Kours of joj). 

Olie mind deligkts most in being led tKrougK 
a mystic maze before reacning tne open door. 

Hihe stimulation of a figKt, and the balm of 
reconciliation in after ^eavs, vPill alwa3?s nave a 
fascination for men. 

HiUe evil itself is not always a greater problem 
tKan that ^ith the people v?ho tolerate it. 



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39 



Religion 

Some people are diplomaticaly pious. 

Ql\e meanest people are those v?no mix religion 
\»?ith tKeir meanness. 

Oftimes our belief, if in another, \0e v?oulci re- 
gard a superstition. 

Qnough a man ma>) have no religion of his 
own, in a controversy), he \\?ill almost invariably) 
defend the religion of his parents. 

Atheism has often been caused hj) religious 
dogmas, v?hile everj) step in science broadens our 
S)ision of a great Creator. 

Oftimes an infidel is simplj) one \i?ho does not 
believe another's religion. 

When religious fervor and passion join forces 
in a man, he is often more dangerous than a wild 
beast. 



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40 



A skeptic in religion is often a great ^^JeatKer 
prophet. 

iSIo matter nov? fallacious a religion maj? be, 
its destruction never satisfies unless replaced by 
another. 

One v?no is excessively pious after being ex- 
cessively xs'icked, v?ill bear v?atcning. 

Wickedness sometimes helps to increase the 
piety of certain people. 

Many a person of deep religious fervor falters 
in pushing a high moral purpose. 

An immoral character, glossed -with religious 
pretention, is like a rotton egg \>?ith an Easter 
coloring. 

Our religion, in its humanitarian application, 
does not rise above our civilization. 



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Sociological 



It is not best for two people to trj) to live to- 
gether -Wno cannot mend tne break of a quarrel. 

Mne bridge of life is built on the scaffold of 
action, but rests finally) on the piers of results. 

One \»?ho accepts the general ideas of his time 
gets along smoothest, but he does least for prog- 
ress. 

'The main spring of life should be tempered 
xOiux kindness, but not to wieakness, for it is 
^?7orthless if men do not feel its power. 

Most people are too slo^\> to believe, but once 
3?ou get them going, the}) believe too much. 

Frequently? the condemned have better man- 
ners than those v?ho condemn. 



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42 



He is more successful x>?no is always fighting 
for sometKing than one v?no spends his time 
figKting against things. 

We are sometimes greatlj) attacked to people 
of ^^'hom yi)e utter man^^ complaints. 

Some people ^^>no are Konest on principle do a 
great manj) disKonest acts tnrougn selfisn impulses. 

Some people vJno are not honest on principle 
do a great manj) Konest acts through generous 
impulses. 

Where the pressure is heav^) look out for leaks. 

Sometimes the multitude can he moved to do 
an ungracious act as ■vJeW as the individual. 

ni\e town bull}) usualljJ becomes the meekest 
of citizens. 

Most living creatures, if left to reproduce v?ith- 
out hindrance, vJill eventuall^^ destroy) themselves 
^ith their own excess of numbers. 



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43 



Man}) things tKat are unlady-like for a lady to 
do are ungentlemanl}? for a gentleman to do. 

WKen a xN'oman ceases to be trusting sKe 
ceases to be lovely. 

An old lady, if sKe lias lived rigKt, is a crown 
on tKe brow of girlhood. 

A man's affections are likely to be reached 
through his passions; a v?oman's passions are more 
than likely to be reached through her affections. 

To keep a \Ooman in the harbor of safety, 
protected from the buffeting storms of the sea, 
she must be anchored to a man, to a home, to 
children and to religion. 

We can place milestones on the highway of 
our life if v?e pause occasionally to take an inven- 
tory of ourself. 

We v?ill become dyspeptic if we diet on past 
regrets. 



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44 



We are tKankful for what we get in proportion 
to tKe denials we have experienced. 

Men quickl}? find a theory that adapts itself to 
their desires. 

Ahout the time we have subdued the fires of 
youth that threaten to consume us, we find our- 
selves battling with the infirmities of age. 

INIo man will continue to act contrary to the 
shape of his head. 

Many of the great reforms of society do not 
come from the upper levels, but from the up- 
heavals of the lower strata. 

Our superiority can be proven only by being 
just and kind to our fellowman. 

It is the blackness of a man's heart that pre- 
vents him from treating a negro w'hite. 



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45 



Mney •who would keep otner people down are 
not coming up \)ery fast themselves. 

One reason ■s^ay the Indian has a better social 
standing than the negro is because he scalped our 
ancestors instead of permitting them to make a 
slave of him. 



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46 



Traits 

Some people are so constituted tKat tKe^^ get 
most of tneir pleasures out of trouble. 

Some people in trying to do big things do a 
great man^^ small tkings. 

Some people nave a pnilosopK}) of indifference 
tKat permits them to be happj^ regardless of the 
suffering of others. 

Some people exert an influence in the v?orld 
largely) through their abilitj) to make others angrp. 

One usually) recognizes the least his most 
prominent characteristic. 

Some people are alwa37s bu5>) Nv'ithout getting 
to the main point. 

Nov? and then ^^'e find a person ^)?ho is so 
loyal to his friends that he \Oill do most an3^ kind 
of a dishonorable act for them. 



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People v)\\o nave done nxean things together 
are prett^ sure, sooner or later, to saj) mean things 
of each other. 

Manj) a person xvJith high sense of honor \»?ill, 
through sheer stubbornness, often subvert the 
truth. 

Some people vCoula rather be robbea h^ a 
flatterer than be favored bj) a critic. 

We part v?ith our monej) most freelj^ to those 
vjho are making lots of it. 

Man}? a person v?ho x^Jill not lead the waj) will 
tramp on 3?our heels if he ^Calks behind j^ou. 

Men's acts are quite as often governed bj) their 
temperaments as b^^ their judgments. 

Some people are governed more bj) what the>) 
dislike than bj) v?hat they like. 



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48 



Some men are masculine only; the}? are rugged, 
and sometimes grand in tneir ruggedness, but 
tKey lack fine lines. 

Oliere is man}? an "old maid" wKo is married. 

Ajfection vJitK some women amounts almost to 
disease. 

Some v?omen are feminine onl}?; tney are deli- 
cate, lace-like, but the}? are feathers on the high- 
^i^ay of life. 

A ^^'oman thinks smoking a masculine trait and 
she \(?ill excuse anything in a man she thinks 
masculine. 

While a woman is losing confidence in a man 
she usually is reposing it in another. 



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49 



T3?rann37 



A tyrant Kas tKe least respect for one v?nom 
Ke can conquer. 

01\ere is no tyrann}? so dangerous as ignorance 
clotKed witK sudden power. 

A man wKo will take abuse from a superior 
will give it to an inferior. 

Olie extent one will encroacK on tKe rigKts of 
another depends much on the weight of his 
wagon. 

Qlie more obsequious a man is to one person 
the more tyrannical he will be to another. 

He who alwa37s plays for power will often 
stand on the neck of one person to reach his arms 
around the neck of another. 

Some people trp to appear big h^ trying to 
make someone else look little. 



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Virtue 



It is surprising ho^ quicklj^ a bad man \\?ill find 
a bad \\?oman. 

One \»?a5) to teach A^irtue to girls is to teacK it 
to boys. 

One libertine has to look back onlj) over fields 
strewn ^»?ith the ashes of burned "v^irtue. 

Sometimes severity) manifests the truest and 
kindest heart; compare the surgeon with his knife 
and the betrayer with a box of sweets. 

A man with artistic tastes, and no compunction 
of conscience, makes the most dangerous of liber- 
tines. 

In testing the -Virtue of a girl a man usuallj) 
makes a bad test of himself. 



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51 



Some people nave an idea mat "Virtue exists 
onlj) where 4ie blood is cold. 

Qlvere v?ill al'wa37s be a crop of girls to be 
taugKt, 4iat soon as a man ceases to treat 4iem 
vPitK Konor {Ke;? sKould cease to treat Kim wi^K 
affection. 



Thoughts 
52 



Vocational 

Except in rare instances, ana for brief periods 
of time, tKe best recreation is ^^'ork. 

Qnere are people v?no vCill endure almost anj) 
humiliation ratner man \Cork. 

^Tbe man ^Ko gives small reward for a small 
salarj) will do the same for a large salarp. 

A young man is not fitted for life's battle until 
he nas met and survived defeat. 

One \Cho works Kard without good management 
gets a worse deal 4\an the lazj) man. 

If you keep too busy to look at time you \Cill 
not know that it is passing. 

It is not best to trj) to get a living out of the 
things 3)ou vCant to pla^^ with. 



Thoughts 
53 



^Ttie efforts of a bo}) to avoid labor often sum 
up more than tke original task. 

Tne more some people v?ork tne more disorder 
4ie5) put into tKings. 

Manj) an occupation that seems playful is in 
realitp serious business. 

One onl^p time some people nustle is 'cphen 
tkey realize tnat tKey are doing a wrong. 

Our abilit}? to accomplish results depends most 
largely on our enthusiasm. 

"Vou can sometimes fill a position well enough 
to bar promotion. 

Time spent wifh puzzles comes near being 
wasted, for even if you work them, you land 
where you started. 



Thoughts 
54 



We nave confidence in an old man wKen 
Kolding a position, but lack confidence in Kim 
■wKen he is applying for one. 

Freak characteristics may become highly valu- 
able if we v?ill only commercialize them. 

When an old man forgets more than a young 
man, he is not as reliable as the young man. 

One may sometimes be occupying an inferior 
position for other reasons than lack of ability. 

Always charge enough for your services so that 
people will have respect for your calling. 

QTaere is something about the farm that pre- 
eminently fits a boy to run successfully the gamut 
of human endeavor. 

Qlie farm fits a boy for the city but fhe city 
does not fit a boy for {he farm. 



TKoughts 
55 



'There is ample room for an}? man's genius 
between poverty and the general interests of 
humanity. 

It is necessary to aress ^ell to command a high 
price for professional services. 



Stripped of ideals, mere money making is 
among ^e coarsest of occupations. 



TKougKts 
56 



War 

Strength, if not used to protect, is but xCeakness. 

It vJould be as imprudent for a nation to make 
itself rich ^^?ithout means of defense as for a bank 
to be \??itKout safes or -N^aults. 

^Tlxe strongest militarj} nation cannot continue 
as sucK if it spurns tKe golden rule, for other 
nations v?ill combine against it. 

OTie nation having the strongest v?ar footing 
can easily? find an excuse for going to v?ar. 

When people are having internal dissension, 
the>) are glad for an excuse to unite against a 
foreign foe. 

^Tke two most potent causes of \i?ar are a high 
birthrate and the arrogant assumption that a so- 
called superior civilization has the right to destroy 
a (presumed) inferior people. 



Thoughts 
57 



It is hard to move forward arid have peace. 



Trie nistorp of tne numan race always Kas 
been, and most likel}? always v?ill be, tbat of 
evolution and revolution. 



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